NetNewsWire : iPhone
I have been really enjoying using NetNewsWire Desktop and using it to sync between two Macs. The next logical step was to take my RSS reading on the road via the free NetNewsWire iPhone / Touch application. As all my subscriptions and read / unread data is synced with NewsGator the iPhone application simply displays the feeds that have unread posts.
Again as these posts are read NewsGator is informed and they therefore do not appear when I arrive back at my desktop computer.
Installing and using the application could not be easier and obviously with RSS you need to be online to download your news but the good news for Touch users is with NNW you can read the content offline later and sync again when you are back in WiFi coverage.
Load the AppsStore on your Touch or iPhone and search for NetNewsWire.
As you can see (above) this application is free. Click the word ‘Free’ to install. You now need to tell the mobile application your NewsGator username and password. If you don’t have an account you can still create one via the iPhone / Touch.
NetNewsWire then synchronises all your feeds with NewsGator. What I like about the application is that it only lists feeds that have new items since the last sync. This means you don’t have to scroll through stacks of feeds to find new news.
This is a great mobile RSS reader but it has some really nice additional features that make it a little more powerful and useful when out on the road. If you have ever found a good article in a feed and want to share it with a friend or colleague then you will love the email option.
This feature works really well but I did have a few problems with the emails going direct to spam as they simply contain a URL. This issue is hardly worth mentioning given how useful the tool is.
If you read a lot of RSS subscriptions and find yourself sitting down to 100s of unread posts then this free and handy application could be really useful when away from your computer. Combine this app with the desktop version to create the ultimate RSS marriage. Perhaps it is just strange to see such a great application completely free of charge ?
